History

Throughout his career, George Snively, M.D., was a dedicated clinician and researcher with a passion for training the next generation of primary care clinicians. In 1973, he was appointed Professor of Family Practice in the School of Medicine at the University of California, Davis, and in 1980 was appointed the Chair of the Department. He provided outstanding leadership in to the Department during the formative years of this new discipline of Family Practice. He was committed to the education of family physicians and family nurse practitioners/physician assistants, and was successful in recruiting faculty members with outstanding clinical, teaching and research skills.

To honor her husband and his passion for primary care and medical education after his death, his wife, Dr. Suzanne Snively, established the "George Snively Visiting Professorship in Family Medicine." Over the years, the Snively Professorship has provided wonderful opportunities for our faculty, residents, FNP/PA students and medical students to interact with some of the country's finest academic physicians.

Announcing the 2013 Snively Visiting Professorship in Family and Community Medicine

The lecture takes place Tuesday, November 19, at 5:30 p.m. in the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center auditorium, 2279 45th St. in Sacramento, with a reception for the speaker at 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Choucair’s lecture – “Transforming the Health of the Community” – is based on his experiences leading an effort re-shape the Chicago Public Health Department to meet the public health challenges of the 21st century. With the full support of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Dr. Choucair launched “Healthy Chicago,” the first city-wide comprehensive public health agenda. Healthy Chicago is a call to action for all Chicagoans to work together on a common vision of making Chicago the healthiest city in the nation.

During his lecture, Choucair will highlight the lessons learned in Chicago that could that could be applied in the Sacramento region where there are persistent disparities in health access and outcomes.

“Dr. Choucair has shown how family medicine providers can play leadership roles in improving the health not only of individuals but entire communities,” said Klea Bertakis, Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine. Bechara Choucair, M.D. was appointed Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health on November 25, 2009.

Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Dr. Choucair earned a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Chemistry (with distinction) in 1993 and a Medical Diploma in 1997 from the American University of Beirut. From 1997-2000 he completed his Family Medicine Residency at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. In 2009 he earned a Master's Degree in Health Care Management from the University of Texas at Dallas.

From 2001-05, Dr. Choucair served as Medical Director of Crusader Community Health in Rockford, Illinois. From 2005-09, he was Executive Director of Heartland International Health Center. He holds an Adjunct Associate Professor title at the Department of Family & Community Medicine at Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University.

January 18, 2011:Robert Reid, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA. Title: Reinvigorating Primary Care in the Form of the Patient Centered Medical Home. Please click here (PDF) to view a handout of Dr. Reid's presentation, and here to see the video.

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